CORRECTIONS ACADEMY TEST 1 PRACTICE
SOLUTION 2026 SOLVED ITEMS CONFIRMED
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◉ Five Reasons for Corrections Training. Answer: -To acquire new
knowledge and skills
-To prepare for proper job performance
-To improve safety and survival during critical events
-To standardize procedures within the field of corrections
-To build confidence with new found knowledge and skills
◉ Define Ethics. Answer: A set of moral issues or aspects
◉ Internal and External Influences That Affect and Complicate an
Officer's Decisions. Answer: -Relationships with friends and family
-The media
-Department regulations
-Citizens
-Interdepartmental politics
-The officer's own ethical and moral beliefs
◉ Factors Which Contribute to Unethical Behavior. Answer: -Anger
,-Lust
-Greed
-Peer Pressure
◉ What an Ethical Correctional Officer Will Do. Answer: -Treat
everyone professionally and without bias
-Conduct duties objectively
-Respect the profession of corrections
-Be responsible to his/her family and community
◉ What an Ethical Correctional Officer Will Not Do. Answer: -Use
excessive force
-Accept gratuities
-Commit perjury
-Falsify reports
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important. Answer: -It is a
permanent record
-It reflects on the training of the reporter
-It may be reviewed by many people, including the public
-It may be used in court
-It can be a means of
,--Justifying a correctional officer's actions
--Confirming or justifying a facility's policies and procedures
--Changing a facility's policy and procedures
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Complete. Answer: -
The report should answer all essential questions
-The report should be signed and dated by the author
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Concise. Answer: -
The main points of the report should be found easily by the reader
-Repetition should be avoided
-Information that is not pertinent should not be included
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Clear. Answer: -
Report should be simple, yet descriptive
-The officer should not use vocabulary over his/her usual level
-The report should not use legal wording when not necessary
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Correct. Answer: -
Correct spelling and proper grammar is essential
-Information must be accurate
, ◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Professional.
Answer: The report must be free of judgment, bias, and stereotypes
◉ The Major Components of the
Criminal Justice System, in Order. Answer: Law enforcement
Courts
Corrections
◉ Define Bail. Answer: A guarantee, usually in the form of money,
that the accused will appear in court
◉ Define Probable Cause. Answer: Facts and circumstances within
the officer's knowledge and of which he/she has reasonably
trustworthy information sufficient to warrant a person to believe
that an offense has been, or is being, committed by the person to be
arrested
◉ Define Indictment. Answer: A formal written accusation of a
crime, made by a grand jury
◉ The Primary Sources of Inmates' Rights. Answer: -United States
Constitutional Amendments
-Case law precedent
-Federal statutory rights
SOLUTION 2026 SOLVED ITEMS CONFIRMED
A+
◉ Five Reasons for Corrections Training. Answer: -To acquire new
knowledge and skills
-To prepare for proper job performance
-To improve safety and survival during critical events
-To standardize procedures within the field of corrections
-To build confidence with new found knowledge and skills
◉ Define Ethics. Answer: A set of moral issues or aspects
◉ Internal and External Influences That Affect and Complicate an
Officer's Decisions. Answer: -Relationships with friends and family
-The media
-Department regulations
-Citizens
-Interdepartmental politics
-The officer's own ethical and moral beliefs
◉ Factors Which Contribute to Unethical Behavior. Answer: -Anger
,-Lust
-Greed
-Peer Pressure
◉ What an Ethical Correctional Officer Will Do. Answer: -Treat
everyone professionally and without bias
-Conduct duties objectively
-Respect the profession of corrections
-Be responsible to his/her family and community
◉ What an Ethical Correctional Officer Will Not Do. Answer: -Use
excessive force
-Accept gratuities
-Commit perjury
-Falsify reports
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important. Answer: -It is a
permanent record
-It reflects on the training of the reporter
-It may be reviewed by many people, including the public
-It may be used in court
-It can be a means of
,--Justifying a correctional officer's actions
--Confirming or justifying a facility's policies and procedures
--Changing a facility's policy and procedures
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Complete. Answer: -
The report should answer all essential questions
-The report should be signed and dated by the author
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Concise. Answer: -
The main points of the report should be found easily by the reader
-Repetition should be avoided
-Information that is not pertinent should not be included
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Clear. Answer: -
Report should be simple, yet descriptive
-The officer should not use vocabulary over his/her usual level
-The report should not use legal wording when not necessary
◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Correct. Answer: -
Correct spelling and proper grammar is essential
-Information must be accurate
, ◉ Reasons a Well Written Report is Important: Professional.
Answer: The report must be free of judgment, bias, and stereotypes
◉ The Major Components of the
Criminal Justice System, in Order. Answer: Law enforcement
Courts
Corrections
◉ Define Bail. Answer: A guarantee, usually in the form of money,
that the accused will appear in court
◉ Define Probable Cause. Answer: Facts and circumstances within
the officer's knowledge and of which he/she has reasonably
trustworthy information sufficient to warrant a person to believe
that an offense has been, or is being, committed by the person to be
arrested
◉ Define Indictment. Answer: A formal written accusation of a
crime, made by a grand jury
◉ The Primary Sources of Inmates' Rights. Answer: -United States
Constitutional Amendments
-Case law precedent
-Federal statutory rights
